There are two phases to pre planning:

• Pre Arrangements - Pre Arrangement involves the selection of funeral-related services and products.
• Pre Funding - Pre funding means paying for the selected services and products in advance.

• Provides time to plan a ceremony that is meaningful for survivors and reflective of one's personal wishes.
• Reduces the likelihood of emotional overspending, indecision and/ or possible family conflicts.

• Advanced payment serves as a hedge against inflation by paying for tomorrow's funeral at today's prices.
• Protects financial assets in the event of the need to apply for SSI/Medicaid assistance for long-term health care.
• Important aspect of a comprehensive estate plan.
• Provides peace of mind.

• After any significant transition or lifestyle change; a birth of a child, the death of a family member, and/ or before health begins to decline.
• When considering estate planning options; making a will, prior to preparing for any type of public assistance.
• When considering senior living options (Independent or Assisted).

Those who:

• Recognize the inevitability of death and are willing to consider it in their planning.
• Feel pre planning would be a valuable sharing experience with family members.
• Want to provide guidelines for survivors.
• Want to have services in place they no longer reside.
• Have no close relatives.

Call us anytime and we will schedule a time to come in and talk about all of your options. Once we meet with you, information we will go over:

• Record important personal biographical and statistical information in a permanent file here at the funeral home.
• Select a plan for numerous elements of a meaningful and personalized funeral or memorial ceremony.
• Choose the appropriate memorialization items which may include burial or cremation caskets, vaults, cremation urn, flowers, and or permanent grave markers.
• Decide on a prepayment option, if desired, to secure prices and assure survivors are not faced with unexpected costs at the time of death.

Information courtesy of OFDA.